Acer Aspire One D260 – new mainstream 10 incher on the go

Acer is the best selling brand in the world of netbooks. However, their products are not the best, they just compensate with very good prices. That’s why on developed markets from Europe and US they lay beyond competitors from Asus or Toshiba. But on other bigger markets, in Asia or South America, Acer mini laptops sway.

Now the guys at Acer prepare a newcomer in the 10 inch segment, the Acer Aspire One D260. Their current mainstream representative in this class, the Aspire One 532h, lacked some of the features other devices like the Toshiba NB305 or Asus 1005PE have and definitely can’t compete with them in terms of looks and construction quality. However, the new AOD260 promises to change that.

The Acer D260 is in fact the successor of the D250 line, very popular during the second half of last year. Brings a new design and will be a available in a bunch of different colors (Black , Purple, Silver, Pink), however it seems to be still glossy, while other producers turned to matte casing, listening to the pleas of us, users. When opening the lid, there’s the flat keyboard from the Acer 1825PT, but a tad smaller, plus, i hope, a decent sized trackpad.

Inside there are a variety of options. Basic specs looks like this:

• 10.1 inch display, 1024 x 600 px, glossy or matte (as an option)
• Intel N450/N455 CPUs + GMA 3150 graphics
• up to 2 GB DDR3 memory
• up to 250 GB hard-drives
• Wi-fi N + Bluetooth 2.1 (3.0 optional) + 3G/HSPA (optional)
• 3xUSB ports, VGA, card-reader, webcam
• 3 Cell or 6 Cell batteries (up to 8 hours of life)
• 2.76 lbs (with 6 cell battery)
• Windows 7 Starter or Android as OS

Now, there’s nothing unseen on this device. However, it’s nice that there are a couple of optional features, so we should expect quite a bunch of different configurations for the D260.

Acer Aspire One D260 - new mainstream netbook in the 10 inch segment

From what we know right now, the Acer AOD260 will first enter the UK market from the beginning of July. It is available in some shops for preorder, for around 280 pounds, which is basically the same price as the 1005PE series now has there. This means that the D260 will come for around $370 in the States? Well, I hope not. A starting price of $300 would be a way smarter option. Because at $370 it rivals with the best devices in the class and i can’t see anyone in their right mind choosing this Acer over a Toshiba NB305, Samsung N150 or Asus 1005PE.

But let’s wait and see. More details about the Acer Aspire One D260 will be available soon, so stay tuned.

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Last updated: June 10, 2010 | Published: June 6th, 2010 | Add the first comment!